Ulrika

Swedish

Alternative forms

• Ulrica

Etymology

Latinate feminine form of Ulrik. First recorded in Sweden in 1679. Cognate with Danish Ulrikke and German Ulrike.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɵl²riːka/

Proper noun

Ulrika c (genitive Ulrikas)

1. a female given name.

Usage notes

• Popularized by two queens of Sweden in the seventeenth and eighteenth century.

Related terms

• Ulla

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 41 597 females with the given name Ulrika living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.